Desserts, Cake: Cookies-and-Cream Cake

By LynnK

Ingredients

• 6 ounces white chocolate, finely chopped
• 3 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Pinch of salt
• 3 cups confectioners' sugar
• Basic Vanilla Cake , baked and cooled
• 15 chocolate sandwich cookies or other cookies, chopped

Details

Servings 8
Preparation time 50mins
Cooking time 110mins
Adapted from foodnetwork.com

Preparation

Step 1

Make the frosting: Put the white chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring, until smooth; let cool slightly. Beat the butter, vanilla and salt in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until smooth, about 1 minute. Add the melted white chocolate and beat until combined. Gradually beat in the confectioners' sugar until smooth.

Assemble the cake: Place 1 cake layer on a platter; spread 1 cup frosting on top and sprinkle with 1/2 cup chopped cookies. Top with the second cake layer. Cover the whole cake with the remaining frosting, then press the remaining cookies into the sides.

Photograph by Levi Brown